Defende Surname

781,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 362 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Defende Surname User-submission:

The surname Defendi or Defende means 'defended' in Portuguese.

Defende Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil3571:599,64822,377
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Defende (49) may also be a first name.

Defende Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Defendi or Defende means 'defended' in Portuguese.

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Defende Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Defende Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Defende is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Defende.

How Common Is The Last Name Defende? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 781,947th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 20,131,342 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Defende reside; 99 percent reside in South America and 99 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,430,306th most frequently held forename in the world, borne by 49 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is carried by 357 people, or 1 in 599,648. In Brazil Defende is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 74 percent reside, Paraná, where 16 percent reside and Santa Catarina, where 3 percent reside. Beside Brazil it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deffende9335/
Defender9323/
Defendes931/
Deafender880/
Defendi863,220/
Defendy8644/
Definde861/
Defendis80187/
Deffendi80106/
Defendio801/
Defendai801/
Diffender752/
Difendi7142/
Difenda711/
Defindi711/
Didffender711/
Doifnde711/
Deshphnde631/
Difinda572/

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